School French Topic

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Here is a set of example questions and answers about your school.

Read the questions and try to answer them - then compare youranswers with ours.

1.Quelle est ta matire prfre? Pourquoi?What is your favourite subject? Why?

Rponse:

a matire prfre est... parce que...My favourite subject is... because...

Voici des exemples:

!a matire que "e prfre est la biolo#ie.My favourite subject is biology.

!e prof explique bien le su"et et il est trs #entil.The teacher explains the subject well and is very nice.

$e m%intresse & la nature et & l%en'ironnement.

I am interested in nature and the environment.

(ans l%a'enir "%espre )tre chercheur.In the future I would like to be a researcher.

2.*u tudies le fran+ais depuis quand?ow long have you been studying !rench?

Rponse:

$%tudie le fran+ais depuis...I have been studying !rench for...

Voici des exemples:

$%tudie le fran+ais depuis cinq ans.I have studied !rench for five years.

$%ai commenc les cours de fran+ais & l%,#e de one ans.I started !rench lessons when I was eleven.


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The buildings are modern and well e$uipped.

3.Parle-moi d%une "ourne typique au coll#e.Tell me about a typical day at school.

Rponse:

!es cours commencent &...

'essons begin at...!es cours finissent &...'essons end at...

!es cours durent...'essons last...!a rcr commence &...

(reaktime begins at...

3 midi "e man#e & la cantine 4 & la maison.)t midday I eat in the canteen * at home.

1.*u portes un uniforme scolaire? Que portes-tuexactement?

#o you wear school uniform? What exactly do you wear?

Rponse:

$e dois porter...I have to wear...

$e ne dois pas porter l%uniforme scolaire.

I do not have to wear a school uniform.

Voici des exemples:

$e dois porter une "upe #rise5 une chemise blanche5 une cra'ate'erte et rou#e et un pull #ris.

I have to wear a grey skirt+ a white shirt+ a red and green tie and agrey jumper.

$e porte un pantalon noir5 un chemiser bleu5 et un sweat-shirt noir.I wear black trousers+ a blue shirt and a black sweat,shirt.

$e ne porte pas de cra'ate.I do not wear a tie.

2.*u aimes porter l%uniforme scolaire?#o you like wearing school uniform?


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Rponse:

ui5 "%aime porter l%unifome scolaire parce que..."es+ I like wearing school uniform because...

6on5 "e n%aime pas porter l%unifome scolaire parce que...-o+ I dont like wearing school uniform because...

Voici un exemple:

on uniforme scolaire n%est pas trs confortable mais il est rapide lematin.

My school uniform is not very comfortable but it is $uick in themorning


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Tenses

/n any lan#ua#e5 when we refer to somethin# happenin#5 we alwaysuse a tenseto indicate whether it is #oin# to5 is5 or has already5

happened.

e.#. /%m going to eatan apple. / am eatingan apple. / atean apple.

!earnin# 7rench would be much easierif there were no tenses5 butcommunicatin# somethin# clearly would be impossible - tenses are

really powerful.

*here are three main types of tenses8present9now:5past9then:and future9to be:. *here are different rules for each5 dependin# on

how they%re used.

*his is tricky stuff5 but li;e most tric;y stuff5 #et somewhere with itand you%ll #et #reat mar;sse a 'erb table in a7rench dictionary to help you with the less common irre#ular 'erbs


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The Past Tense: Perfect

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#ore on the PerfectTense/n a similar way to -er 'erbs5 we can alter re#ular -irand -re'erbs.

7orm -ir'erbs by ta;in# the -iroff the end of the infiniti'e andaddin# -i.

7orm -re'erbs by replacin# the -reof the inifiniti'e with -u.

Bxamples8"%ai "ou= I playednous a'ons choisi= we chose

ils ont perdu= they losttu as re#ard= you watchedelles ont fini= they finished'ous a'e quitt= you left

The Perfect Tense of

'rre"ular Ver&s*here is no simple rulefor formin# the past participleof irre#ular'erbs. /t is a #ood idea to learn the common past participles. ou

can find these in the 'erbs tables of dictionaries underpastparticiple.

>se part of the 'erb a'oiraccordin# to whoor whatdid the actionand add the past participle.

*hese are common irre#ular past participleswith their meanings8

"%ai

tu as

il a 4 on a

elle a

Ccompris

couruditdDcritfait

lu

understoodransaid

had towrote

did * maderead

put
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nous a'ons

'ous a'e

ils ont

elles ont

misprispu

re+u'oulu'u

tookcould * was able to

received

wantedsaw

The Perfect Tense with (tre

*he 'erb )treis used as the auxiliary 'erbwith certain action 'erbsand also with reflexi'e 'erbs 9doin# to yourself:.

*he past participlemust %a#ree with% who did the action. Eo if theperson was female you must add an extra -eto the end of the past

participle8 e.#. elle est partie- she left.

/f two or more females did the action you must add -es8e.#. elles sont parties- they left.

/f the person who did the action was one male5 then the pastparticiple does not chan"e8 e.#. il estparti- he left.

/f two or more males did the action add -s8 e.#. ils sontpartis-they left.

/f %on% refers to more than one person5 the past participlemust beplural8 e.#. on est alls- we went


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#ore Perfect Tense with

(tre>se the correct part of the 'erb )trewith the followin# 'erbs.

*o remember them5 learn the first letter of each word8MRS VAN DE TRAMP

monter- to go up- mont9e:9s:

rester- to stay- rest9e:9s:sortir- to leave- sorti9e:9s:

'enir- to come- 'enu9e:9s:aller- to go- all9e:9s:naFtre- to be born- n9e:9s:

descendre- to go down- descendu9e:9s:

entrer- to enter * go in- entr9e:9s:tomber- to fall- tomb9e:9s:

retourner- to return- retourn9e:9s:arri'er- to arrive- arri'9e:9s:mourir- to die- mort9e:9s:partir- to leave- parti9e:9s:

nenomic MRS VAN DE TRAMPwill help you remember< Bxamples8

"e suis parti9here masculine: = I leftil est all= he went

elle est arri'e= she arrived

Bs-tu entr?= #id you go in?/ls sont retourns= They returned

n est sortis= We went out$e suis alle9here feminine: = I went

The 'mperfect Tense


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hen to use it:*o describe what was happeningor what used tohappenat a certain time in the past.

!ow to form it:*he startin# point is to ;now the nous form of presenttense'erbs. e.#8

nous re#ardons5 nous finissons 5 nous lisons 5 nous man#eons.

Remo'e the -onsfrom the nousform5 so that you are left with a stem8re#ard...5 finiss...5 lis...5 man#e....

3dd the followin# endin#s to all imperfect 'erbs. e.#."e re#ardais8je... -aistu... -ais

il*elle... -ait

nous... -ionsvous... -ie

ils*elles... -aient

*here is only one exception< *he imperfect stem of the 'erb )treis t-5used as in"%tais5 etc.

Here are two expressions usin# imperfect 'erbs that are really useful8cGtait- it was

il y a'ait- there was * there were

The *uture Tense

hen to use it:to describe what will or shall happen at a certain time inthe future.
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!ow to form it:there are two parts - 9i: the future stem and 9ii: thefuture endin#s.

Forming the stem

7or re#ular -erand -ir'erbs use the infiniti'eas the stem and "ust addthe appropriate endin# dependin# on what is doingthe 'erb8

e.#."e re#arderai5 nous couterons5 ils finiront.

7or re#ular -re'erbs drop the -efrom the end of -reto form a stem8e.#. il 'endra.

Future endings

*he endin#s of future tense 'erbs always follow the same pattern8je... -aitu... -as

il*elle... -anous... -onsvous... -e

ils*elles... -ont

!andy tip:notice that the endingsare the same as the present tenseof the 'erb avoir5except for nousand %ousforms.

The *uture Tense +

'rre"ular Ver&s


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7or irre"ular %er&syou only need to learn the stemas the endin#s arethe same as for re#ular 'erbs.

nce you ha'e learnt thejeform of the stem and the endin#s5 you will

;now the whole 'erb

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